Analysis of Death of the Innocent



A child in innocent slumber
Kindling life's gentle flame.
No worries or cares to encumber,
No sin, fault or shame.
A baby so very young and small,
Its life depends on others.
An infant with no voice at all,
It must rely on it's mother's.
Hands that should have brought
It safely into the world have taken
The infant out with a knife.
The mother never thought
The death would leave her shaken
But now she carries the pain all her life.


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Poetic Form
Metre 01010010 101101 110111010 11111 010110101 1101110 11011111 11011110 11111 1100101110 0101101 010101 0111010 1111001101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 421
Words 82
Sentences 6
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 340
Words per stanza (avg) 82
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Submitted on November 23, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Jessica Sipes

I really enjoy writing poetry. My favorite styles are free verse and sonnet. I hope you enjoy them!Please note: These poems are bassed on life or things in general and do not necaserally reflect my own life, actions or feelings. more…

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